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HOW TO USE THIS INFORMATION ON A.W.O.L.'S ETC
Exact information on the status of a soldier who is away from his
unit, together with a knowledge of the official maximum punishments
for vatious types of absence, is necessary for the following
reasons :
1
in
4.
If the soldier knows that those advising him are aware of
the risks he is running, he will have more confidence in
their advice.
The soldier should he kept in the least punishable status possible during any waiting period so as to minimize the danger to
him and those advising him. This means that he should retain
his military uniform and identification, tags, and other military
papers as well as a ticket back to his duty station (if outside
the immediate area). When all preparations are made, and the
soldier understands fully the steps he is taking and definitely
decides to go through with them, then he should be advised to
destroy those items which will be of no aid to him in his travels
Once he has done this he will understand that he is liable to
full punishment and will be less likely to get "cold feet" and
endanger his adviser by trying to turn back or giving himself up.
Because the attitude of a military court is unpredictable, the
maximum punishments must be reckoned with, particularly in cases
of soldiers who have shown their disaffection with the army
openly. (This can be proved in most cases since all soldiers
are disaffected to some extent.) The decision of the military
court as to the severity of punishment is always based on the
"salvageability" or serviceability of the sentenced soldier, not
on the question of guilt. If the military can send the 90ldier
into a highly structured situation such as a combat unit in Vietnam, they will give him a light sentence and transfer him to
Vietnam. If the soldier is an agitator, and spreads disaffection
the unit, he may expect a long and harsh sentence.
The severe punishments
"M-
or "ffiissm,
that units are most vulnerable and
moving or preparing for movements.
; Movement" reflect the fact
disorganized when they are
Checks to be certain that all
men are present or accounted for become more frequent, but the
move itself cannot be held up because some individuals are absent.
Leaves are held to a minimum prior to a unit's moving. In general, movement of a unit, from Europe for instance, creates situations in which decisions are forced on men of the moving unit.
Thefts from supply dumps or other irregularities may be discovered
in the pre-move inventory. Girl friends of soldiers will push
for marriage; foreign-born wives will decide to stay behind. Soldiers , especially foreign-born or Negro soldiers who have "good
deals," will/be tempted to stay behind when the unit moves out.
Units"leave J Rear Guards" including military police that have the
duty of cï^-ifiring and shipping out any soldiers who have missed
the movement for whatever reason. Those caught are punished.
It should be remembered that the military.' s interest in recovering
a missing soldier must be reevaluated if the soldier has a high
security clearance. In such cases the measures taken by the army
when it discovers the absence of a soldier may be entirely different from the usual quiet and unhurried procedures. Only the soldier can estimate, from hearsay, previous cases, or threats, what
exactly the army will do to prevent him
falling into "enemy" hands. The army it
/orst and act
my will do to
enemy" hands.
accordingly.
.rom
and his "secret"
obliged to assume the

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HOW TO USE THIS INFORMATION ON A.W.O.L.'S ETC
Exact information on the status of a soldier who is away from his
unit, together with a knowledge of the official maximum punishments
for vatious types of absence, is necessary for the following
reasons :
1
in
4.
If the soldier knows that those advising him are aware of
the risks he is running, he will have more confidence in
their advice.
The soldier should he kept in the least punishable status possible during any waiting period so as to minimize the danger to
him and those advising him. This means that he should retain
his military uniform and identification, tags, and other military
papers as well as a ticket back to his duty station (if outside
the immediate area). When all preparations are made, and the
soldier understands fully the steps he is taking and definitely
decides to go through with them, then he should be advised to
destroy those items which will be of no aid to him in his travels
Once he has done this he will understand that he is liable to
full punishment and will be less likely to get "cold feet" and
endanger his adviser by trying to turn back or giving himself up.
Because the attitude of a military court is unpredictable, the
maximum punishments must be reckoned with, particularly in cases
of soldiers who have shown their disaffection with the army
openly. (This can be proved in most cases since all soldiers
are disaffected to some extent.) The decision of the military
court as to the severity of punishment is always based on the
"salvageability" or serviceability of the sentenced soldier, not
on the question of guilt. If the military can send the 90ldier
into a highly structured situation such as a combat unit in Vietnam, they will give him a light sentence and transfer him to
Vietnam. If the soldier is an agitator, and spreads disaffection
the unit, he may expect a long and harsh sentence.
The severe punishments
"M-
or "ffiissm,
that units are most vulnerable and
moving or preparing for movements.
; Movement" reflect the fact
disorganized when they are
Checks to be certain that all
men are present or accounted for become more frequent, but the
move itself cannot be held up because some individuals are absent.
Leaves are held to a minimum prior to a unit's moving. In general, movement of a unit, from Europe for instance, creates situations in which decisions are forced on men of the moving unit.
Thefts from supply dumps or other irregularities may be discovered
in the pre-move inventory. Girl friends of soldiers will push
for marriage; foreign-born wives will decide to stay behind. Soldiers , especially foreign-born or Negro soldiers who have "good
deals" will/be tempted to stay behind when the unit moves out.
Units"leave J Rear Guards" including military police that have the
duty of cï^-ifiring and shipping out any soldiers who have missed
the movement for whatever reason. Those caught are punished.
It should be remembered that the military.' s interest in recovering
a missing soldier must be reevaluated if the soldier has a high
security clearance. In such cases the measures taken by the army
when it discovers the absence of a soldier may be entirely different from the usual quiet and unhurried procedures. Only the soldier can estimate, from hearsay, previous cases, or threats, what
exactly the army will do to prevent him
falling into "enemy" hands. The army it
/orst and act
my will do to
enemy" hands.
accordingly.
.rom
and his "secret"
obliged to assume the